Don't look away. These eyes (or sprout, as they're sometimes called) contain glycoalkaloids, compounds that turn potatoes green and are potentially toxic. Definitely not salad material. 29 мар. 2016 г.
Is it safe to eat sprouting sweet potatoes?
A sweet potato with a small bunch of sprouts is still safe and edible to eat and will taste fine. Even the sprouts themselves are edible (unlike regular potato sprouts).
What to do with a sweet potato that has sprouted?
Once your sweet potatoes have sprouted, you have to separate them into plantable slips. To do this, you take each sprout and carefully twist it off of the sweet potato. Lay each sprout in a shallow bowl with the bottom half of the stem submerged in water and the leaves hanging out over the rim of the bowl.
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